Taking One Step Back After One Step Forward is Flow, Not Failure
In this video, I describe the symbolism of taking some steps backwards after taking some steps forward following literal and figurative events in my life recently. At my most recent Zumba class, we were doing an unusual amount of cha-cha steps, which reminded me of this quote by Robert Brach: “Optimist: Someone who figures that
Decoding the World Happiness Report: How To Be Happy
The World Happiness Report for 2017 was just published and identified Norway as the happiest country in the world. The top 4 countries (Norway, Denmark, Iceland & Switzerland) all share the same common factors that influence high levels of happiness: Caring, Freedom, Generosity, Honesty, Health, Income & Good Governance Other factors that influence happiness as
The Oscars “Blunder:” Mistakes Are Information That We Can Learn From
So, it’s pretty human to make mistakes and experience failures. However, when we use them to define ourselves, we throw our bodies and minds into an unhealthy stress response and experience shame, humiliation, embarrassment, disappointment and many other uncomfortable emotions that we define ourselves with. How about using our mistakes and failures as learning opportunities
Ridiculously Easy (& Delicious) Roasted Veggies
When your dinner is this visually appealing, delicious and easily, you are winning at health! This is one of the easiest and healthiest recipes I know. It’s so simple, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it myself! I make this all the time and love the profound health benefits that come from eating whole, fresh foods full
Sickness & the Stress Response: Healing Comes From Self-Compassion, Not Self-Criticism
It is amazing how self-critical and blaming we become when we become ill. We can get angry, frustrated, resentful and feel betrayed by our own bodies. When we react this way, we increase the stress response in our nervous system, which exacerbates and maintains illness. We forget that our body is our friend and is
Managing Blue Monday
Blue Monday is not just an awesome ’80’s tune by New Order, it has gained a reputation as being the most depressing day of the year. Has this impacted you in any way? It is thought that today elicits a significant amount of sadness for some, as it is a time when post-holiday bills arrive,
Unexpressed Expectations = Disappointment
In this short video I use a very timely personal experience to explain how unexpressed expectations generally end up in disappointment, frustration and even resentment. When we erroneously expect that others can intuit what we want, we do a disservice to them and ourselves. When we are clear, open and transparent, we greatly increase the
When You Finally Let Go, Something Better Will Come Along” ~ Anon
In this video, I use a personal example of a challenging experience to demonstrate how we often attach to negatives and provide coping skills and examples of how to use challenges as tools to let go, grow and create positive change 🙂
The Real ‘F’ Word: Fear
Fear… It can stop us in our paths, prevent us from going after what we want and creates stagnation. In this video, I use a personal example to demonstrate how fear shows up, how I’m working with it to avoid ‘stuckness’ and become productive. Fear is false. A bit of anxiety can be healthy,
Morning Meal Makeover
Lunch or dinner for breakfast?! We have become conditioned to consume sweet foods for breakfast. Sugary cereal, toast, bagels and muffins are common choices. However, those popular options are highly refined, loaded with highly glycemic carbohydrates and offer little to no nutritional value. This leads to a false energy spike, followed by a real energy